Photos of the 100-Mile Suit

Last year, educator and costume designer Kelly Cobb asked her students at Drexel University to trace the provenance of their clothes. When the task proved impossible, she realized how far removed we are from what we wear.

It was then that Cobb came up with the idea of creating a suit of clothes made entirely from materials prepared within a 100-mile radius of her home. Working with 20 collaborators over the last several months, she constructed the suit — right down to the underwear and socks.